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	''']''' is a rocking, swaying, or nodding motion in the axis of rotation of a largely axially symmetric object, such as a gyroscope or the Earth.		''']''' is a rocking, swaying, or nodding motion in the axis of rotation of a largely axially symmetric object, such as a gyroscope or the Earth (see ]).
	It may also refer to:		It may also refer to:
	* In biology:		* In biology:
	** ], bending movements executed by some plant organs		** ], bending movements executed by some plant organs
			** In human anatomy, ]
	** Sacrum nutation, see ]
	* The same as ] in spacecraft dynamics		* The same as ] in spacecraft dynamics
			* ]
	* In engineering, ''to '''nutate''''' means exhibit a wobbling motion without rotation, similar to a ]
	** Nutating motion in ]
	** Nutating motion of ]s
	** ]
	** ]



	== Other users ==
	This term was used by MIT physicist Peter Fisher on the television show ] on February 8, 2008. Fisher used the term to describe the motion of a spinning ring as it began to slow down and wobble.

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Nutation is a rocking, swaying, or nodding motion in the axis of rotation of a largely axially symmetric object, such as a gyroscope or the Earth (see astronomical nutation). It may also refer to:

In biology:
- Nutation (botany), bending movements executed by some plant organs
- In human anatomy, movement of the sacrum vis-a-vis the ilia
The same as precession in spacecraft dynamics
Nutation (engineering)

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